Nigerian Scam at Ebay

Last month many people from Ebay told me that Nigerians scammed them. Here is what Nigerian Scammers usually do:

1. Firstly, They bid on your item on Ebay
2. So, They say that they are in England but have a fiance or a daughter in NIGERIA and if possible to send the goods there.
3. Then they send you a FAKE paypal email saying that the funds have been collected by paypal and if you send the tracking order of the goods that you send, paypal will deposit the money to your account.
ANDIF YOU SEND THE GOODS YOU WILL NOT GET ANY MONEY


So look carefully.

Nike shoe companies

I noticed a lot of these Nike shoe companies popping up everywhere and for some reason they all have Gold Supplier status now. I find this weird that Alibaba would honor these companies Gold Supplier status when they are totally selling fake Nike shoes. to the public. I have checked these companies out, not all but alot of them and they will admit they are copy shoes.

And what a surprise, last year you could not find an XBOX 360 on Alibaba anywhere unless it was UK or NIGERIA fraud/scammers, but this year with all these Nike shoe companies and their Gold Supplier status, they are all offering the PlayStation 3's even though Sony Playstation is in a massive global shortage. I understand Japanese versions are still around in bundles, but through contacting some of these shoe companies who say they sell the system, they say they have the US Version!

I asked them how much to ship 1 unit for sample to North America, they reply with, it is included in the price. Hrmmm.... I then ask, "Ok, well how much to ship to the UK?", again they say its included in the price.

This does not make sense. Also they have pictures on their Alibaba Gold page with Playstation 3 Units of all types, even prototype units and colors that are not even out yet or may never come out. Some of the pictures also have a website address printed across the graphic for a totally different website.

I decided to type in one of these websites that i saw on the graphic picture and was taken to yet another Nike Shoe company from Putian which was selling just shoes and popular branded clothing( i am sure they were all fakes), but i did not see the Ps3 anywhere on the website.

Basically, in MY OPINION. Do not deal with the following...

1. Putian Shoe companies - they will scam you or sell you copies or fakes PERIOD.

2. Refurbished or Grade A+ phones - they are not worth it. Most companies buy lots of used phones and sort through them taking the ones that look best and sell them as Grade A+ or Refurbished. Really once they have your money, they dont care and you are stuck with them.


So don't buy from Scammers.

Nigeria Fraud Scheme

Nigerian Letter or "419" Fraud

Nigerian letter frauds combine the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter, mailed from Nigeria, offers the recipient the "opportunity" to share in a percentage of millions of dollars that the author, a self-proclaimed government official, is trying to transfer illegally out of Nigeria. The recipient is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank letterhead stationery, bank name and account numbers and other identifying information using a facsimile number provided in the letter. Some of these letters have also been received via E-mail through the Internet. The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim, who has demonstrated a "propensity for larceny" by responding to the invitation, to send money to the author of the letter in Nigeria in several installments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.

Payment of taxes, bribes to government officials, and legal fees are often described in great detail with the promise that all expenses will be reimbursed as soon as the funds are spirited out of Nigeria. In actuality, the millions of dollars do not exist and the victim eventually ends up with nothing but loss. Once the victim stops sending money, the perpetrators have been known to use the personal information and checks that they received to impersonate the victim, draining bank accounts and credit card balances until the victim's assets are taken in their entirety. While such an invitation impresses most law-abiding citizens as a laughable hoax, millions of dollars in losses are caused by these schemes annually. Some victims have been lured to Nigeria, where they have been imprisoned against their will, in addition to losing large sums of money. The Nigerian government is not sympathetic to victims of these schemes, since the victim actually conspires to remove funds from Nigeria in a manner that is contrary to Nigerian law. The schemes themselves violate section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code, hence the label "419 fraud."

Some Tips to Avoid Nigerian Letter or "419" Fraud:

• If you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter to the U.S. Secret Service or the FBI.
• If you know someone who is corresponding in one of these schemes, encourage that person to contact the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service as soon as possible.
• Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
• Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.
• Guard your account information carefully.